LizzyHouse

I've been away.

I've been away. Maybe you noticed. 

I have several blog posts that I've owed you for some time now. Maybe it's just best though to pick up and move on. I went to Paris. I went to New York State to visit one of my dearest friends and her sweet family. I spent a week teaching peeps I love in Cambridge, MA how to do things that I love. Then I was home for a spell, only to sew my heart out until I left for Quilt Market. 

There are lots of posts in there. And lots of grateful tears for the people who remain steady and constant in my life. 

But I'm here today to tell you that I have so many exciting things coming this holiday season for you! The first of which, is in the shop right now, and will become available at 10:00 AM (Mountain Standard Time) in the morning. 

Hopefully you will see this in your feeds so you get a chance...

The first item available will be.....

24, 50 fat 1/8's set. They were such a hit last year, that we thought we'd give it another go. This time we are releasing them earlier than last year, so we A. have time to cut them down, and B. after all that cutting have time to get them to you. 

So as I just stated. There are only 24 available. So act swiftly. The fabric will be as always, a delightful rainbow ranging from Outfoxed, Hello Pilgrim, Guising, and Constellations (including some new and loved PB's).

We'll be shipping internationally all season long, fyi. 

Here is the link for the bundle, and good luck! 

Here is a list of dates of upcoming shop updates!

Monday November 12: Paper Goods

Monday November 19: Stocking Stuffers

Monday December 3: New art and last minute gifts

We'll have it all. Ok. Happy almost Holidays.

love dove,

lizzy. 

I made a decision.

photo taken Fall 2011, when I was finishing the Colorist. 

It's my friends birthday on Saturday and as a treat we went to a spa for facials. As I was laying there on that table I had an epiphany, and it was clear as day! I'm not going to produce paper quilt patterns anymore. I'm not going to completely throw out the idea of producing quilt patterns, but part of the epiphany was a big question mark. 

Why? Why have a continued doing this? And the answer is not my favorite kind of answer. 

Because that's what you did when you got into the Industry when I did. You made quilt patterns. You started a pattern company. And so I have found myself on this road that I don't necessarily still belong on. I'm a printmaker, and a textile designer. I love making things. I love sewing. I love quilting. But my heart is not in pattern writing. It's in producing art. 

I would like to say how proud of the work that i've done I am. I think the Colorist is brilliant, and Outfox the Fox is one of the coolest easiest patterns to follow on this green earth. Castle Treasury is a pain in the butt, but there is no denying just how beautiful it is. And my 1001 Peeps book is a literal work of art. It really is, and I am just so pleased with the things that I've created over the past 5 years. 

So with that I'm closing my pattern shop. I'll move my paper good stuff over to my etsy store until I get a more permanent solution, and if I do create a pattern of note, it will be downloadable. 

The biggest thing is that I am recharting my course as a printmaker. That is where my heart is, and when I ask my HF what it is that I am really supposed to be doing, I always get the same answer, "you know what you are supposed to be doing". That's printmaking, people. 

I PROMISE I'm still designing fabric. And I'm still designing a free quilt pattern for the lines to support my peeps and my shops. I'm just correcting the path.

You guys... cleaning out my house has changed me! And the closer I get to it being complete the more things are taking shape for my little future. 

All patterns are 50% off while supplies last in the shop, and I'll shut it down September 1st. Tell your peeps! Tweet about it! 

I'm getting back to the business of being an artist, and as always I hope you'll stick with me. 

the actualization of The Colorist.

The Colorist gets here on Monday. I have all the pre-order envelopes addressed, and I'm turning them around as soon as they get in the door. Same with any new orders. 

Monday is also my last shipping day before I leave for the holidays. So time is of the essence. 

The pattern is beautiful. And BIG! it also has one of my favorite quotes in it:

Only those who love color are admitted to its beauty and immanent presence. It affords utility to all, but unveils its deeper mysteries only to its devotees.
—Johannes Itten

aside from that it has fully colored/illustrated/photographed instructions, and a gigantic pattern piece to cut out and use. This pattern was quite the production, but I think it will all be worth it. I designed it a year ago, figured out the wheel in March, how to do the background in July, made the real one in September, finished the pattern in early November, and now it is ready for action. 

I can't wait to see the variations you come up with. I've already got a few different ones planned, along with the other 2 colorist tops I already have made waiting in line to be quilted! 

fabric bundles, FYI

OK! I am letting everyone know RIGHT NOW.

Tonight at 8:00 PM Mountain Standard time! I am listing 24 fabric bundles. These are not the scrap boxes, so I'm not employing the waiting list, because this is a different product.

The bundle is 50 fat 1/8's (a fat 1/8 is 9x20-22 depending on the WOF). The fabric is Castle Peeps, 1001 Peeps, and Outfoxed. It is the most beautiful rainbow of color in the world. In my opinion. With this bundle, you could easily make at least 3 The Colorist.

The cost is $65, and I will ship international this time, so it's opened up to all my peeps domestic and abroad.

Ok! I'm off to prep the bundles!

buttons and bows, but mostly buttons.

Ok. I'm sorry. I just have like two more things I am going to add to my shop. But this is something that I have been HARASSED about, so here they are! Buttons. Who knew? and they are OUTFOXED buttons! and the newly beloved Yeti jumped in the bag too.

this would make a bomb dot com stocking stuffer.

Speaking of stockings and Outfoxed...

From now until midnight tomorrow download the Peep Boot stocking pattern or the OUTFOXED images for embroidery, or both, for half off! Just enter the code HOLIDAYSEWING

***Holiday Card Update***

the holiday cards have been a huge overnight success, literally! So much so that they are almost gone! Here are the numbers so you can swipe some before they are holiday history. Also, they have been shipping crazy fast! Peeps have been getting them next day. Thank you USPS!

Seasons Greetings: 7

Merry Christmas: 9

Peace on Earth: 10

Combo Pack: 2 (but I don't mind breaking down a set of each for a few more combos if you are interested)

Also, Toronto Peeps, the workroom will have them in the store! so don't get them from me!

 

See you soon!

I've got lots of party dresses ready, and I'm almost ready for this coming weekend! I'm flying home tomorrow to hang out my my fam and pets before Market starts... but through all of the slaving, and planning, and soon rushed sewing (more clothes!) I decided to make something I'd been thinking about for a while...

I always wanted a locket with someone in it that I wanted to keep close to my heart. Sooo....

It's just a prototype at this point, but it's on the right track.

More when I get home!

Peeps are getting Outfoxed.

No really.

Peeps are getting their Outfoxed in, and I'm really touched and excited about the reactions that I'm getting. You like them, you really like them.

A couple of notes though.

There is a jewel print that is almost white, and the web images of it from Andover are incorrect. They are showing pale blue when it is actually a pale pale peach that is almost white. It just adds the littlest bit of color and texture to a solid. It can be seen here in this photo, of Outfox the Fox.

I'm recommending using scans of the actual fabric if you are selling online, because there are major differences in some of the web images and the actual fabric. Like the fabric looks like how I colored it, and the web images are weird 2.0

It's faint, but really nice. It's also, not blue.

Also here are the names of everything so we are all on the same page.

Colorways:

Pink/ Blue colorway: Outplayed

Green/ Yellow colorway: Outwitted

Orange/ Purple colorway: Outsmarted

Prints:

main print: Outfoxed

small triangle print: tufts

large leafish print: foxglove

viney print: foliage

hedgehog print: hedgehogs.

pearl bracelet = pearl bracelet

near solid = jewel print

So let me know if you are carrying it. I will start keeping/ updating a list for peeps to find you/ become united with Outfoxed. Your favorite collection of 2011... just saying.

One more thing. As you finish projects add them here!

outfoxed by a peeping pilgrim.

So I got my Hello Pilgrim strike-offs in today.... It's crazy to think that we sent in artwork in the first week of August, and here it is with me on fabric. FOR NEXT YEAR. I like being ahead, but I feel like I am keeping a lot of things from you.

I really like seeing how 1001 Peeps, Outfoxed, and Hello Pilgrim are all playing together. All I can really say is that I am building you a rainbow. I'm also working on a fun/ amusing project that I should be able to show you this weekend. And maybe you'll want to participate too.

Market is just around the corner, and it seems like I am getting new fabric every month, and I live in a tiny place people.... so! I am doing a special, very limited edition fabric sale. Each box will contain fabric from Lizzy Dish, Red Letter Day, Castle Peeps, 1001 Peeps, and Outfoxed!

There are 15 boxes total and each box is a USPS Priority Mail Medium flat rate box and will be filled to the brim with pieces of fabric ranging from a couple of inches, to strips, to fat quarter sized. Some of the fabric is left over from projects, and others are just extra I have laying around! These are all functional pieces, no string pieces... these aren't really scraps, people.

I'm trying my best to put a full range of color in each box, so that you could potentially make The Colorist a couple times over with one of these boxes.

So don't miss this limited limited opportunity to build up your Lizzy House fabric collection!!! Also, I am putting other LH goodies in these boxes. It will be like a real life surprise when you open your box. A good surprise.

Go here to snatch one up!

For this first round, I am only doing domestic shipping. If you are international and really really interested, email me, and we can possibly figure something out!

 *Update*

The boxes sold out in 24 minutes! Wowzers!

So I have a waiting list going, but if I do a second round, it will include international peeps.

Thanks so much everyone! Also, next time, I will announce that I am going to sell the boxes before I actually sell the boxes, so everyone gets a shot

Outfox the Fox

I'm feeling like showing you stuff. I haven't really posted any pics of Outfoxed, and I will, but how about a pattern cover?

I'm not great at waiting to reveal stuff... maybe that's bad... But I thought you might enjoy this, especially you fans of this little thing, here.

And can I just say, I am obsessed with this quilt. The more I look at it, the more I love it. AND the way it goes together, I don't know if I have ever had more fun assembling a quilt. It's a joy, and I don't know if that is super common.

Also, notice the new Outfoxed version of my logo? I'm loving it. There is more stuff... like a full reveal of The Colorist, but that might have to wait a little bit, because I might do the whole fan fare thing. You know?

I hope you all have a great week!

you might be feeling neglected.

This has been a rough summer! I totally totally totally bit off way more than I could chew...

and I'm feeling a bit depleted.

I still have Diamond Mountain Quilt Along stuff for you, and I'd love to know if you are making progress. I have a substition chart for the purple illuminate if you've come up short, and I might possibly do another video... just to say, hey peeps...

but I've also been working on new things, and since I've been mostly absent, I thought I would give you a little sneak peep. Again, my friend Carolee shot my quilts for me, and Joanna Peterson of Designs by Laura Jo quilted them. There will be just two new patterns this fall... and some surprise Christmas things, but we won't even go there yet.

 

This is The Colorist, and it is going to blow your mind. The pattern will be available, fingers crossed, second week in October.

*Also. I have been doing a bit of cleaning, and I have some fabric to get rid of. I will keep you posted.